Health Care Issues category: 1336 books

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world; the American Diabetes Association reports that 1.7 million new diagnoses are made each year. After her own diagnosis, Gretchen Becker became a "patient-expert," educating herself on every aspect of type 2 diabetes and eventually...

The natural and healthy solution for relief of acid reflux disease! OK, YOU HAVE GERD...NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? If you have been told to take antireflux medications to treat your disease, then its time you learn about the potential consequences of long-term daily use...

Consumer Driven Healthcare has been sold to the American public as a salve for the healthcare crisis. It failed miserably and was the impetus for the creation of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Both concepts have their roots deep inside the profit models of the insurance industry who use powerful...

ESSENTIAL OILS are the natural, aromatic liquids with their innate properties that make them powerfully therapeutic for humans- promoting overall health, and supporting both physical and emotional well-being without exposure to side effects. ESSENTIAL OILS will help to keep you & your family healthy...

Example in this ebook CHAPTER I. BREAKDOWNS IN GENERAL. An express train was on its way from London to Edinburgh. It was running at sixty miles an hour, and the passengers, as comfortable as if they had been sitting in easy chairs by their own firesides, were engaged in reading, sleeping,...

For those facing hospitalization -- or those with loved ones in need of hospital care, this book provides an excellent guide for a better understanding of the entire process. The reader will gain invaluable insight regarding the admission process, what to expect from the doctors, nurses and administrators...

This Hemorrhoid Treatment book has been updated for 2014 and 2019.  Each chapter has been reviewed and update with new information.  Links for recommend remedies have been placed though out the book. Are You Suffering From Hemorrhoids That Don't Want To Go Away? Hemorrhoids are unpleasant...

This is an ultimate step by step guide that will give you all the required assistance that you need to make your decision on quitting alcoholism possible. Quite common many people have the thought that quitting drinking is something impossible. This is not so! Actually the journey is bumpy...

Melanoma (from Greek μέλας — melas, "dark") is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of...

Over nine chapters Gawande makes a detailed and persuasive argument for the use of checklists, not only in surgery, but also in other fields where their use is not as widespread as in aviation and construction which have made checklists mandatory.As a consequence of his interest in implementing...

The Book: When the piglet Babe, in the movie with the same name, is entered by his owner for the sheepdog trials, he initially has problems gaining the cooperation of the sheep. After consulting a senior ewe on how to win their trust, he is told simply to ask nicely! He follows suit and the sheep...

During 2014, Authorhouse published two of my books, Vignettes of Yvette at Vi and More Vignettes of Yvette at Vi. This new book contains even more vignettes of my wife, Yvette, and those words provide its title. Yvette is in a memory support unit at the care center that is attached to a large and...

Authorhouse, in the past year, published three of my books about my wife, Yvette, who was in a memory support unit at a care center that is affiliated with a large, luxury retirement home named Vi at Palo Alto. Yvette was there, with dementia, for almost three years, until her death in December 2014....

The need to reduce disability and premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasingly engaging international organisations and national and sub-national governments. In this book, experts from a range of backgrounds provide insights into the legal implications of regulating tobacco,...